James Ageros QC, instructed by Richard Morris from Penningtons Manches Cooper, London, successfully defended Roy Goatham and Palmers Marine Services Ltd in a case brought by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency before Mrs Justice Thornton QC. The case concerned the capsize and sinking of his client’s boat and death of a crew member by drowning in the Thames at Greenwich in August 2011. After a trial lasting seven weeks the jury unanimously acquitted his client of all charges.